Sri Lalita Trishati (52. IshvarArdhA.ngasharIrA)

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|| AUM mahAgaNapataye namaH ||

|| AUM shrI sha.karAchAryavaryAya namaH ||

|| AUM shrImAtre namaH ||

 

52. IshvarArdhA.ngasharIrA

She who has bliss (Ananda) as HER form (half of Lord

shiva's body, sat-chit-Ananda).

 

"Ishvara" means "shiva" who is sat-chit-Ananda. Half of His

body is a form of Ananda. SHE has bliss as HER shariram or

distinguishing form. "sachchinmayaH shivaH sAkShat

tasyAnandamayI shivA" - which means shiva is sat-chit and

shivA is Ananda.

 

This name also means that the paradevata is worshipped using

the bIja hR^iM. In the panchadashI ha and ka are shiva bIjas,

hR^iM is both shiva and shaktI bIja and rest are all shaktI

bIjAs (*). This is explained in the uttara bhAga of the

trishatI stotram

 

etat.h vij~nAna matrena shrIvidyA siddhidA bhavet.h .

katrayaM hadvayaM chaiva shivo bhAgaH prakIrtitaH ||

 

Only by knowing this secret one will really know the shrIvidyA.

The three "ka" and two "ha" are shiva akSharas.

 

shaktyakSharANi sheShAni hR^imkAra ubhayAtmakaH .

evaM vibhAga-maj~nAtva shrIvidyA japa shAlinaH .

na teShAm siddhidA vidyA kalpakoTi shatairapiH ||

 

hR^IMkara is both shaktI and shiva akSharam. And rest all

are shaktI akSharas. Only by knowing this one really knows

shrI vidyA. Without this knowledge if one practices the

shrIvidyA it will not be fruitful even after 100 crore kalpAs

of practice.

 

AUM IshvarArdhA.ngasharIrAyai namaH

 

(*) While explaining the names with hR^iM, this bIjAkShara

will be described in detail.